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According to the sources listed on the Wiktionary page for this name in Greek script, it literally meant “lady” in Ancient Greek and was used as a respectful title for an older woman. It was also a children’s form of meter (“mother”). [noted -ed]

In New Zealand, the Māori meaning for Māia (which is used for a girls name) is "brave warrior", "courage", "confidence".

I believe sometimes Maia can mean good mother. There was actually a dinosaur named the Maiasaura, who was known to be a good mother, I believe.

Also the name Maia means "brave warrior" in Maori, in my mind this is more meaningful. Great name.

It seems the Greek meaning of this word is "mother" or "great".

MAIA in Greek means the woman who assist to the labor / birth, the equivalent of today's doula, and MAIA is one of the deities that protect fertility and birth.

'Maia' is an ancient Greek noun (same in modern Greek also) which meant and means 'midwife' (obstetrics), the woman who knows how to help another woman to give birth.

Her Roman name was Maia Maiestas, and she was also called Fauna, Bona Dea ("the Good Goddess") and Ops. Some believe her to be the equivalent of the old Italian goddess for Spring.

In modern Greek the word maia is used for the midwife, that is the woman that helps another woman to give birth to her child.

It's very interesting that it means midwife in Greek, because midwife in Hebrew is Meyaledet (from Leyda which means Giving birth), which sounds kind of similar. I wonder if there's a connection.